These Consequences
You keep my insecurities in check,
You let me kiss your scrawny neck
You hold me close and let me cry,
You make me feel worthy of your long goodbyes
But you cringe at the devotion you see in my eyes
You worry about my fragile heart, so I put on costumes and play this part
I pretend I've grown, but I haven't changed,
I'm still me, just slightly rearranged
You're older and different every year, but somehow consistent in your fear
That I'll fall for you and try to keep you here
This is me, I'm a drama queen,
I write, I rehearse, I act out scenes
This is me, I'm hopelessly naïve,
I feel different after you leave
I know you don't love me, I'm painfully aware,
but it's enough for me just to know you care
Think how different things could be, if I were you and you were me
I could tell myself I loved you, you could tell yourself I already knew
And I wouldn't need to fear me, or regret me,
I could show you devotion, and I'd let me
You hold me close, we say our goodbyes,
You cringe at the devotion you see in my eyes
And if I were in your shoes, I know just what I'd choose,
But this scene ends, as I say my last line,
You in your role, and me in mine
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